The Picket Line is a weblog run by a guy who’s decided to stop paying as much tax as he can, legally. How? By simplifying his life so he needs to earn less, and then taking every deduction and qualifying for every tax-credit he can. Me, I’m not as aggressive about it as he is, but there are some useful tips in his FAQ and I’m pretty sure that buying a house is going to help out on the taxes in the long-run. I am rather surprised he’s trying to do all that while living in San Francisco, though. I’m pretty sure it would be easier to do just about anywhere else in the country.

Koscielski’s Gun Shop is under attack (again) as the City of Minneapolis is trying to shut it down. I plan to stop by and talk to Mark to find out more details, and will post them when I know more. For now it looks as though the legal fund at the TCF at 5500 Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis is the best bet if you want to do something to help.